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SpaceX launches NASA's newest space telescope Spherex

SpaceX, NASA launch two missions to 'collect data' on galaxies, sun

NASA and SpaceX successfully launched their SPHEREx and PUNCH missions into orbit Tuesday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, to "collect" data on the sun and millions of galaxies.

The New York Times · 4h

NASA Launches New Space Telescope and Suite of Solar Satellites

The SPHEREx telescope will create the most colorful map of the cosmos, while the four satellites of the PUNCH mission track the evolution of the solar wind in three dimensions.

Space on MSN · 5h

SpaceX rocket launches NASA SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar probes

As the agency's SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar mission rode toward their orbital stations at 10:09 p.m. EST (0209 March 9 GMT), members of mission control appeared elated, onlookers who caught a peek at the liftoff cheered, and the scientists who built these missions exuded a blend of relief and excitement.

NASA to close strategy, science, DEI offices

Gizmodo · 12h

Trump’s Dismantling of NASA Has Officially Begun

Newly announced layoffs highlight the troubling impact of DOGE on the space agency and federal workers as a whole.

USA Today · 1d

NASA to close strategy, science, DEI offices as workforce reduction begins under Trump order

NASA is crafting an initial plan for reductions in force and reorganization, Acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro said in a memo.

Chron on MSN · 1d

NASA closes more offices, lays off staff in 'reduction of force'

More layoffs have hit NASA, with the space agency closing several offices and eliminating one branch under an executive order from the Trump administration. On Monday, the space agency announced the closure of NASA's Office of Technology,

NASA astronauts preparing to return home

Insider · 2d

NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore says politics aren't why he and his crewmate are still in space nearly 9 months longer than planned

NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore recently said that politics has nothing to do with why he and his crewmate, Suni Williams, are still in space.

NBC News · 6h

NASA astronauts preparing to return home after 9 months in space

Final preparations are underway for the launch mission to bring back NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore home to Earth. NBC News’ Marissa Parra has the latest details on the mission as both astronauts have now spent nine months in orbit since they launched on the first crewed test of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft last June.

CNET on MSN · 1d

NASA's 'Stranded' Astronauts Coming Home in Just About a Week

N ASA astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore have been on the International Space Station for more than eight months, even though they initially expected to s

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NASA’s newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies

The $488 million Spherex mission aims to explain how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years, and how the universe ...

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NASA chooses 3 university teams to help solve aviation challenges

Graduate and undergraduate students at three university-led teams will try to solve aviation challenges and improve flight in ...

Space.com18h

Watch SpaceX, NASA launch SPHEREx and PUNCH science probes tonight after multiple delays (video)

If you're keen, you'll be able to watch the launch happen live on NASA+, on the agency's YouTube channel, or right here on ...

Scientific American16h

NASA Begins Mass Firings ahead of Trump Team’s Deadline

Top advisers in NASA’s Office of the Chief Scientist are among the first to go amid a government-wide downsizing effort ...

NASA Eliminates Chief Scientist and Other Jobs at Its Headquarters

About 19 positions will be cut, including those in offices focused on technology policy and diversity, equity and inclusion.

NASA Wants You To Design An Artemis Moon Mascot Plushie

NASA's crewed Artemis II mission will have more than astronauts on board. It will also have a small zero gravity indicator ...

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Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar lander is on deck to deliver NASA payload to the moon

NASA says it has penciled in Blue Origin's Blue Moon cargo lander to deliver a scientific payload to the moon as early as ...

Space.com on MSN1d

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet flew in front of the sun so NASA could take this incredible shock wave photo

"This image makes the invisible visible — the first American made civil supersonic jet breaking the sound barrier." ...

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